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MacDermid orders 15 basysPrint UV-Setter for Newspaper Flexo

Friday 18. January 2008 - Punch Graphix Prepress Germany and MacDermid Printing Solutions reach marketing deal for newspaper flexo basysPrint UV-Setters.

MacDermid Printing Solutions, the world’s leading supplier of photopolymer plates for flexographic newspaper printing, will now be a distributor of basysPrint UV-Setters for the newspaper flexo market.
Wim Deblauwe, CEO of Punch Graphix International, explains, “basysPrint UV-Setters have been a success with offset printers for the better part of a decade. Our UV exposure systems have been an ideal fit for metal decorating and screen printing as well. We have now developed the F series of basysPrint UV-Setters to meet the growing demand for CtP solutions in the emerging newspaper flexo market. With MacDermid, we have found an outstanding partner for the distribution of our CtP systems. The company has long-standing relationships with flexo newspapers and has achieved high market penetration. Through the expansion of its product portfolio with basysPrint UV-Setters, MacDermid is able to provide an optimal digital exposure solution for newspaper flexo plates and can further strengthen its position as market leader in this field. We are looking forward to a very successful partnership.”
Gerald Hall, President Newspaper Plates, MacDermid Printing Solutions, states, “The introduction of the F series basysPrint UV-Setter marks an important milestone in newpaper flexo printing. The basysPrint system is based on a mature and proven offset CtP technology and will be an ideal fit across many segments of the market. Users will also benefit from the new relationship between Punch Graphix and MacDermid in the fields of distribution and service.”